Professional Details

Todd Jarvis

Description of Practice

Practice focused almost exclusively on water rights, groundwater development disputes, groundwater flooding disputes, groundwater protection strategies, springs, water wells, and well construction disputes and claims. Expertise in both face-to-face and online mediation and small and large group facilitation.

Professional Background

Todd Jarvis, PhD, is an engineering geologist with over 35 years of experience in deep well drilling in fractured rock and karst. Prior to joining Oregon State University (OSU) he worked for global water/wastewater engineering and groundwater engineering firms. He also worked as an expert witness and provided litigation support on groundwater rights and water well construction in the western US before becoming enlightened as a certified mediator in the US. He currently specializes in dispute prevention and conflict resolution related to aquifers, groundwater development and protection, and water well construction. He is a Pro Tem Instructor at the University of Oregon Law School teaching Environmental Conflict Resolution. He is an Associate Editor of the journal Groundwater published through the National Ground Water Association. His book "Contesting Hidden Waters: Conflict Resolution for Groundwater and Aquifers" was released in 2014 by Earthscan.

Experience

Three years - Online Dispute Resolution, SquareTrade, Over 600 cases

Two years - Online Water Conflict Transformation Instructor, Oregon State University

Four years - Water Conflict Transformation Instructor, Natural Resources Leadership Academy, Oregon State University